Sentences with phrase «social commentary in»

Do you think there is any role for social commentary in landscape painting?

Seemingly innocuous at first observation, each work is intricately laced with undercurrents of the sinister and the foreboding, saturated with cultural reflection, psychoanalysis, and social commentary in a fusion of high and low aesthetics.

This piece, along with an even larger work by Jack Whitten, sits prominently in the BMA's contemporary wing in a gallery newly devoted to social abstraction — work that builds upon established trends but that offers social commentary in its content, materials, and subject matter.

His beach scenes from the 1930s encompass a subtle social commentary in striking pieces such as Untitled (Yellow Swimsuit) and Untitled (Four on the Sand); featuring crisp line and luminous color, these images depict working - class people enjoying leisure time at the seashore.

That pivotal exhibit garnered Basquiat both a New York Times Magazine cover that made him a bona fide art star and a review that called Basquiat's social commentary in the collaborative work «obvious and rather silly.»

Her multimedia works often make pointed social commentary in the form of beguiling, comic - like images, and this exhibition will most certainly not disappoint.

His satirical work braves the world of social commentary in a bold, colourful and humorous manner.

Applebroog has been making pointed social commentary in the form of beguiling comic - like images for nearly half a century.

Their laminations of paint, paper, Mylar and fabric tell us visual stories, and manage to capture time, narrative and social commentary in layered surfaces.

Bradford employs the «tools of civilization» — billboards, merchant posters, newsprint, comics, magazines, and endpapers — to conflate cultural and political forces, and create layers of social commentary in paintings that evoke deep feeling.

Pinder's work provides personal and social commentary in accessible and familiar format.

Yes, I know the argument that putting our own politics into these tales gives authors the opportunity to make social commentary in a new light.

There is an odd and unnecessary attempt at social commentary in many scenes between Daryl and Freddy.

There's a rich vein of social commentary in The Mangler (just as there was in Englund's other masquerade ball, A Nightmare on Elm Street), most of it dealing with the Industrial Revolution and small - town castes like those found in King's The Eyes of the Dragon and «Dark Tower» series, but it's buried deep and it's unlikely there's much value in mining it out.

«balancing an immersive coming of age experience with relevant social commentary in a historically specific context,» also noting the compelling performances and expert filmmaking.

Remake of the 1975 Norman Jewison film drops most of the intriguing social commentary in the original for as many loud and annoying action sequences as possible.

Sci - fi meets social commentary in the Mexican woods.

That film — which nabbed Simien an Independent Spirit Award for his screenplay — weaved together satire and social commentary in its tale of four interconnected black students on a journey of self - discovery at an Ivy League college.

District 9 was an inspiration because of the way that film makes social commentary in a really clever way.

The opening to Gene Roddenberry's 1973 TV movie Genesis II (Warner Archive Collection) takes a while to explain how scientist Dylan Hunt (Alex Cord in a really groovy mustache) went to sleep in 1979 and woke up in 2133, but once he wakes up we're in classic Roddenberry territory of social commentary in sci - fi trappings, in this case a post-apocalyptic world where a (literally) underground society of idealists tries to preserve the art and knowledge of the past in the face of tribal groups fighting for dominance in the world above.

A Halloween film with actual social commentary in it?

One of his earlier television efforts, The Addicted Brain, was an exceptionally well - done piece that also brought together science and social commentary in a way that spurred deeper reflection.

Not exact matches

In 2015, Dynamics produced and sold a comedy talk show for the History Channel called Join or Die, starring late - night host, actor, and comedian Craig Ferguson, famous for his acerbic Scottish wit and hyperintelligent political and social commentary.

While social media users railed against United on Tuesday, most airline analysts didn't mention the incident in their commentaries released that day.

Again, this is not a political commentary, it's just a simple fact based on reading posts that are shared in a public forum on social media.

In early 2017, a team of marine biologists will review the suggestions — and the social commentary that builds around them.

Given sales figures, return rates and constant commentary via social media — all arriving in a «firehose of feedback» — the best entrepreneurs harness this information to hone their messaging, improve their products and even create new ones.

Sevigny said as social media continues to increase its presence with public commentary on matters such as Question Period — which doesn't just rely on mainstream media for coverage anymore in a sea of tweets — it may lead to a change in behaviour of MPs as they attempt to come across in a warmer light to a broader reporting audience.

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The above commentary is based on Social Security laws in effect as of July 2014.

«Current - affairs news» is a broad term in China and encompasses all news and commentary related to politics, economics, military, foreign affairs and social issues, according to the draft version of China's online information law.

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It places Wolfe in the great tradition of social - commentary novelists, a lineage Wolfe hailed in his great Harper's essay, «Stalking the Billion - footed Beast.»

For example, in «Crime, Drugs, Welfare — and Other Good News,» a recent and somewhat contrarian article in Commentary, Peter Wehner and Yuval Levin applauded the fact that various measures of social disaster and dysfunction seem to be improving from previous lows, including, among others, violent crime and property crime, and teen alcohol and tobacco use.

The commentary for Luke 4:18 in the ESV Study Bible notes, «Jesus» ministry included... forgiving sins and the ethical teachings that promote social justice.»

In some commentary on Caritas in Veritate, the point has been made that there are tensions among different statements of Catholic social teachinIn some commentary on Caritas in Veritate, the point has been made that there are tensions among different statements of Catholic social teachinin Veritate, the point has been made that there are tensions among different statements of Catholic social teaching.

We wanted to make shows like that — that had social commentary that was rooted in something, and had a point of view and were funny.

is still as brutal in its social commentary as it was in 2016 (let's just say we're told right away exactly what «Robbin» Season» means), so its setting isn't always a place you want to be, but it

Granted, Atlanta is still as brutal in its social commentary as it was in 2016 (let's just say we're told right away exactly what «Robbin» Season» means), so its setting isn't always a place you want to be, but it is always a place you want to explore and revisit.

The book brings together a stunning array of past and present social commentary and data, making it an invaluable resource for putting «cultural revolution (s)» in context.

It has, on the one hand, become more in line with the American way of life, while at the same time increasing its commentary and critique on specific social and political issues.

Since Harold Lindsell assumed the position of editor late in the sixties, Christianity Today has moved away from the mere elucidation of socially related Biblical principles, as Henry thought was right, to an ongoing commitment to social critique and specific commentary on a wide range of social and political issues.

Daily Show alum Samantha Bee stormed the late night scene in 2016 with some of the most biting and unflinching satire and social commentary on TV.

In India, theology, ethics and social theory as critical sciences are not widely developed, and topics treated by these fields appear in local communities primarily as confessional commentary, caste practice or expressions of communal interestIn India, theology, ethics and social theory as critical sciences are not widely developed, and topics treated by these fields appear in local communities primarily as confessional commentary, caste practice or expressions of communal interestin local communities primarily as confessional commentary, caste practice or expressions of communal interests.

The 1990s showed little improvement in the area of social commentary.

Attempts to discuss social issues often ended with one of the scholars quoting from the Qur» an or its commentaries, while the others remained silent or nodded in agreement.

She is also a powerful polemicist: an acerbic social critic who pulls no punches in her articles in Commentary and the Wall Street Journal and her 1992 book If I Am Not for Myself: The Liberal Betrayal of the Jews.

The past few years have brought in bumper crops of B + horror from around the world: fun, unnecessarily thoughtful, poignant, often featuring implicit social commentary, about 90 minutes long and available for streaming.

Faith and Politics: A Commentary on Religious, Social, and Political Thought in a Technological Age.

In sum, the commentary is strong on historical background and individual faith lessons, but does not penetrate beyond these to an appreciation of the ambiguity of faith in the midst of life, or the social responsibilities of the person of faitIn sum, the commentary is strong on historical background and individual faith lessons, but does not penetrate beyond these to an appreciation of the ambiguity of faith in the midst of life, or the social responsibilities of the person of faitin the midst of life, or the social responsibilities of the person of faith.